Perhaps in Britain we opted to fit the Koepe winders at the top of the
shaft, while on the continent they varied the location of the winder?
On a visit to the San Vincente mine in the Linares area of Andalucia, Spain
a few years ago, (which had a 1,000m deep shaft and a stone headframe)
examining the engine house and the size of the drum pit, Club members came
to the conclusion that the shaft had been wound using the Koepe system
powered by a small electric winder (electricity was introduced in 1918).
Interestingly the sheave wheels still in place on top of the stone headframe
were for flat ropes.
Incidentally the mine closed on the 21st March 1967 and suffered a tragic
accident that day when the rope broke as the last cage of 6 of men were
being wound to surface.
Kelvin Lake
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